It seems like every year, a new Marley is releasing an album. Most recently Damien and Ky-Mani released albums, but I might be forgeting another Marley…in fact, I probably am forgetting about some Marley child’s album. So, I got to wondering, just how many children did Bob Marley have?
After doing some digging, I think I have narrowed it down to 13 children. Here they are:

Imani Crole May 22 1963 with Cheryl Murray
Sharon Nov 23rd 1964 Was already his wife Rita’s daughter whom he adopted
Cedella Aug 23rd 1967 with Rita
David (Ziggy) Oct 17 1968 With Rita
Stephen April 20 1972 with Rita
Robert May 16th 1972 with Pat Williams
Rohan May 19 1972 With Janet Hunt ( Rohan is the father of Lauren Hill’s 4 kids)
Carren ??? 1973 with Janet Brown
Stephanie ??? 1974 with Rita
Julian June 4 1975 with Lucy Pounder
Ky-Mani Feb 26 1976 With Anita Belnavis (Anita was a famous table tennis pro )
Damian July 21 1978 with Cindy Breakspeare
Makeda (May 30 1981 With Yvette Crichton

Basically, Bob was a busy guy, 13 kids was alot especially for a guy who passed away at 36. Some might say that this is Bob’s way of spreading his seed, a belief that many believe is fundamental to Rastafari. More on this in future posts. I wonder if any new children will appear next year.